GRE Word List
EMETIC
an agent that induces vomiting
The meaning of the word emetic is an agent that induces vomiting.
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| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |